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Podcast: How to get the right software
Craig West | January 23, 2020Outgrown your software? As your business grows, your systems and processes should, too. Host Craig West talks with Marianne Wichman from Attaché Software about how to choose and implement the right digital technology to manage the marketing, finances, inventory and more in your mid-market business.
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6 reasons why your business should offer international shipping in 2020
Liam Smith | January 23, 2020The option of shipping your products internationally is not one that you should be too quick to dismiss. After all, it gives you so many benefits like a bigger, less saturated market and new chances of expansion.
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Australian contingent job vacancies experience successive quartile growth in 2019
First 5000 | January 22, 2020The latest Sunsuper Australian Job Index has today revealed that across 2019, contingent job vacancies (temporary, contract and casual work) experienced successive quarterly growth, while traditional permanent employment has struggled.
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Pennant Australasia acquires software firm Absolute Data Group
First 5000 | January 22, 2020Pennant Australasia has acquired Brisbane-headquartered software company Absolute Data Group(ADG) in order to form an enhanced powerhouse of integrated logistics support. This will also increase its presence in Pennant’s target growth markets of Australasia and North America.
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Positive results for automotive industry transition support
First 5000 | January 22, 2020The initial outcomes of transitional programs for the automotive industry was released in a report on Friday (17 December 2019).
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New national engineering taskforce releases report to tackle gender disparity
First 5000 | January 21, 2020A new independent national taskforce to tackle the deficit in the numbers of women studying engineering has launched a report which identifies a need to change the perception of engineering in society and schools if gender diversity in engineering is to improve.
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Small businesses welcome bushfire relief
First 5000 | January 21, 2020The Morrison Government has announced a comprehensive suite of measures to immediately support small businesses impacted by the recent bushfires.
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Work and Travel: 5 tips to become a successful digital nomad
Derek Lotts | January 21, 2020Becoming a digital nomad is more feasible and easier than it has ever been, but that doesn’t mean that you can just up and leave without taking care of a few key things first, Derek Lotts explains.
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Microsoft announces it will be carbon negative by 2030
First 5000 | January 20, 2020Microsoft Corp. has announced a new plan to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. By 2030 Microsoft will be carbon negative, and by 2050 Microsoft will remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted since it was founded in 1975.
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Federal bushfire recovery marketing package expected to boost tourism
First 5000 | January 20, 2020The Federal Government has committed $76 million to a tourism marketing package under their $2 billion bushfire recovery fund.
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Victorian workers to lose billions if the super increase is scrapped
First 5000 | January 20, 2020Victorian workers would lose $3.6 billion from their retirement savings a year if politicians ditch a promised increase to their super rate, new modelling reveals.
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5 ways to convert your business into a brand
Evelyn Thomas | January 17, 2020There is no secret weapon to become a brand; it’s all about how serious you are with your business or product. As Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said, “Your brand is what other people say about you when you are not in the room.”
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Hidden hazards pose fire clean-up risk
First 5000 | January 17, 2020Those affected by the recent devastating fires are urged to be alert for unexpected hazards if undertaking clean-up and recovery work.
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Port workers protest against sham contracting
First 5000 | January 17, 2020The exclusive provider of towage services at the Port of Gladstone has been accused of using sham contracting to undermine wages, conditions and safety after contracting out a tug delivery job traditionally undertaken by local workers.
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Shutterstock announces top creative trends for 2020
First 5000 | January 16, 2020Image, video and music styles are set to dominate marketing campaigns, advertising creative and video projects throughout the year, according the latest trend report from Shutterstock.